Durability ofwheat straw ash concrete exposed to freeze-thaw damage

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Construction Materials

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Al Akhras, Nabil M ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE TYPE; BASALT AGGREGATES; CONCRETE PRISMS; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; DURABILITY FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FREEZE-THAW; FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; FREEZE-THAW DAMAGE; MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZES; MOIST CURING; PLAIN CONCRETE; RAPID FREEZING; RELATIVE DYNAMIC MODULUS; REPLACEMENT LEVEL; WATER/BINDER RATIOS; WHEAT STRAW ASH;

AGGREGATES; BASALT; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY;

THAWING;

EID: 79952710501     PISSN: 1747650X     EISSN: 17476518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/coma.900045     Document Type: Article

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